How to Factory Reset a Samsung Smartphone

Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo It’s finally time to say goodbye to your trusty Samsung smartphone. But before you do, don’t forget to remove all that data. You’ll need to factory reset the device to restore it to its “first-day” state. While this won’t buff out the scratches and scuff marks the phone’s outer shell … Read more

How to Stop Samsung Ads From Popping Up on Your Phone

Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo Samsung has developed a naughty habit of serving advertising to even its most loyal users. I noticed over the past few years of reviewing devices like the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy S24 Ultra that the company has a habit of popping in with a reminder of new stuff … Read more

First Look: Samsung Music Frame

It’s a picture frame! It’s a speaker! No, it’s… a speaker frame. Since Samsung first showed off its new Music Frame at CES, we’ve been jonesing to spend time in front of it to see whether it will knock our socks off or offer a gentle kiss of sound on the cheek. After checking out … Read more

Apple MacBook Air, Nothing Phone 2a

Color choice is up to you (black is best), but we have a few insights into the new 13- and 15-inch MacBook Airs that could make your buying decision easier.Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo Now that the M3 MacBook Airs are out and available in stores and online, it might be time to take a … Read more

Samsung Will Roll Out Galaxy AI to Older Smartphones Next Month

Samsung’s Galaxy AI features are coming to more Galaxy devices. Image: Samsung Great news for those of you holding out on trading up for a Galaxy S24 Ultra. Samsung has announced that its Galaxy AI features are coming to more smartphones. That means Circle to Search, Live Translation, Instant Slow-Mo, and Generative Edit are coming … Read more

Samsung’s CEO Doesn’t Have to Go Back to Prison, Court Rules

Samsung Electronics executive chairman Lee Jae-yong will not have to put his prison uniform back on—for now, at least. Samsung Shows Off First LaserSlim OLED TV The Seoul Central District Court on Monday found Lee not guilty of committing stock manipulation and accounting fraud during a 2015 merger of two Samsung affiliates: Samsung C&T, a … Read more

Did Your Wallet Survive the Apple Vision Pro and Samsung Galaxy S24 Launch This Week?

Image: Skylight, Jorge Jimenez / Gizmodo, Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo, Christoph Dernbach/picture alliance (Getty Images), Florence Ion / Gizmodo, Kyle Barr / Gizmodo, Angel Fajardo / Gizmodo, Kyle Barr / Gizmodo, Dan Ackerman / Gizmodo The Apple Vision Pro is finally on sale, and we’ve got all the info you need on it before … Read more

Samsung’s Galaxy S24 Can Remove Its Own AI Watermarks Meant to Show an Image Is Fake

The new Samsung Galaxy S24 is all in on AI, so much so that the phone maker made a big deal about how its new AI watermark is meant to dissuade users from spreading AI-altered or purely faked images online. The problem is that the S24 boasts so many AI capabilities that a simple Magic … Read more

Everything Announced at Samsung Unpacked 2024, Including The Mysterious Galaxy Ring

Smartphones, AI, and rings, oh my! Samsung is at it again, coming out with its latest Samsung Galaxy S24 series phone with a list of long-expected features, a new titanium frame on the $1,300 Ultra edition, and a whole smattering of artificial intelligence surrounding every feature for its latest flagship phone. Oh, and apparently, the … Read more

Alienware’s Latest QD-OLED Gaming Monitor Is a Real Curveball With 4K at 240Hz

The Hz wars have come, and Alienware is beaming down from its spaceship to put its own foot into the refresh rate arena with a pair of large, frankly beautiful-looking displays that pack a wallop in the QD-OLED gaming monitor scene. Boy, howdy, that curved 32-inch, 4K QD-OLED monitor is a real doozy. This QD-OLED … Read more